"I believe that Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph."

-- Jack Gilbert

#Believe Quotes #Triumph Quotes #Failing Quotes

“Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom.”
“Deeds are males, words females are.”

Source : "Scene of Folly", p. 147, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 184-87, 1922.
“Life is full of challenges. How you handle these challenges is what builds character. Never be afraid to be who you are.”
“English dialogues are always just what you need and nothing more - like something out of Hemingway. In Italian and in French, dialogues are always theatrical, literary. You can do more with it.”
“Literature is the voice of the age and the state; the character, energy, and resources of the country are reflected and imaged forth in the conceptions of its great minds; they are organs of the time; they speak not their own language, they scarce think their own thoughts; but under an impulse like the prophetic enthusiasm of old, they must feel and utter the sentiments which society inspires.”
“Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.”
“Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.”
“Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that's why more money doesn't make you rich - assets make you rich.”

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